Comments Thread For: Arum: Pacquiao-Horn on ESPN is "a Gift" for Boxing Fans

[BigZ44]

Yeah, just like letting your dog **** on my lawn and telling me it's a gift of fertilization

[Dle]

Why did Arum even toss the Spence name out there when he knows damn well he would let PAC lose to stablemate Crawford b4 ever considering feeding him to the lions that he'd have to split the promo $$ with.

[Liondw]

If it's a bad fight it's not much of a gift. At least they recognise it's not pay-per-view worthy. Most fights are not ppv worthy anyway. Think of Canelo-Smith, Canelo-Chavez jr, Pacquaio-Algieri, Pacquaio-Vargas. Kinda see a pattern there.

[Liondw]

If it's a bad fight it's not much of a gift. At least they recognise it's not pay-per-view worthy. Most fights are not ppv worthy anyway. Think of Canelo-Smith, Canelo-Chavez jr, Pacquaio-Algieri, Pacquaio-Vargas. Dreadful fights.

[BennyBlanco]

Reports are HBO did make an offer for the fight.

You do realize that Lomachenko and Crawford will also be fighting on ESPN, right?

Loma and Crawford are NOT fighting on ESPN.

Trust me on this. Not happening anywhere in the near future.

Bob is putting them on the Top Rank boxing app.

[BennyBlanco]

I criticize Arum a lot but this is a good look for boxing. Hopefully they bring more competitive matches than PBC did on ESPN.

A good look?

A sh**y mismatch on ESPN? How is that a good look?

[HAMMER77777]

i always felt they ruined the flow of fights! They were too concerned with themselves and their air time more than anything! Bashing boxing and bashing the fights that are about to be shown live never helps either! Im glad joe is gone and doing american ninja these days lol

Nope. Joe & Teddy called 1 Last Week, I think. I enjoy most of their commentary.

[Rudiamonds]

how the fug is jeff horn lmfao

To us a no name . But to the casuals he will look like he still that man

[Mike D]

Loma and Crawford are NOT fighting on ESPN.

Trust me on this. Not happening anywhere in the near future.

Bob is putting them on the Top Rank boxing app.

Okay some of y'all were apparently behind closed doors and saw this deal actually go down I guess. Meanwhile all those articles I saw and read that specifically said that this Pacquiao fight was kicking off a new Top Rank series on ESPN that will feature BOTH TERRENCE CRAWFORD AND VASYL LOMACHENKO, ON ESPN, I guess was just inaccurately leaked or some ****. And if you need to go back and reference one of these articles, here's CBS Sportsline reporting the following:

In addition to Pacquiao-Horn, ESPN is expected to broadcast a highly anticipated junior lightweight title rematch between pound-for-pound star Vasyl Lomachenko and veteran brawler Orlando Salido, who handed the two-time Olympic gold medalist his lone pro defeat. A third show in August is expected to feature unbeaten Terence Crawford in a junior welterweight title unification bout against Julius Indongo.

http://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/report-manny-pacquiaos-next-fight-will-air-on-espn-kick-off-new-top-rank-series/

[pasawayako]

This is an incridible gift for boxing fans. We will see an exciting fight free. Unlike floyd fight. You pay for 100$ and all you can see is how he inject himself with PEDS and then run and hug during the fight.